COLLAGE

collage, montage

(noun) a paste-up made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs to form an artistic image; “he used his computer to make a collage of pictures superimposed on a map”

collage

(noun) any collection of diverse things; “a collage of memories”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

collage (countable and uncountable, plural collages)

A picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface.

A composite object or collection (abstract or concrete) created by the assemblage of various media; especially for a work of art such as text, film, etc.

• "Richard Brautigan's novel So the Wind Won't Blow It All Away is a collage of memories."

(uncountable) The technique of producing a work of art of this kind.

Verb

collage (third-person singular simple present collages, present participle collaging, simple past and past participle collaged)

(transitive) To make into a collage.

Anagrams

• alcogel

Source: Wiktionary



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